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Distributed information systems form the backbone of the economy,
science and public administration in terms of information processing.
The availability of net based electronic services and the subsequent
development of corresponding markets is a fact. The multi-layered
information system, in general, allow users to access remote installed
applications by way of a web browser. This ease of access is now
accepted as a global standard and contributes greatly to reduce time in
work processes within and between organizations.
Within the framework of this consolidation several scientific
questions have arisen. Namely the effects of this phenomena must be
observed in the medium and long run as their development is largely
independent of short cycles occurring in the internet world. Many of
these questions are inherently interdisciplinary.
Examples include:
- development of suitable inquiry languages and search
tools.
- net based integration of available information systems with
the help of middleware
- adaptation of technologies from the database area for
transition management and error tolerance in HTTP, SOAP based, loosely
coupled information systems
- development of suitable market and payment
mechanisms
- application of terminal equipment in distributed
systems
- cryptographic and statistical attempts to guarantee data
protection and security and
- analyzing the economic feasibility of IT systems.
The establishment of the Berlin-Brandenburg Graduate
Program/Doctoral Program, "Distributed Information Systems" in 1996 by
the German Research Council marked it as one of the first focus
research area in this field. Since then the BBDP has succeeded in
dealing with scientific and practical questions and proposing solutions
for the same. It has representatives from computer science and
economics making it highly interdisciplinary in its approach. The
inclusion of the three Berlin universities as well as the Cottbus
Technical University makes the BBDP rather regional in character.
Contact to practitioners of the various departments involved and the
constant exchange with representatives from industry and public
administration results in a strong orientation towards
applications.
The majority of the scholarship holders have studied abroad for
extensive periods in English speaking countries. These relationships
fostered concrete contacts as do the working relations that professors
involved have and continuously develop. There is extensive cooperation
with working groups at Carnegie Mellon University (USA), CSIRO
(Australia), INRIA (France), Stanford University, and UCB (USA).
Boasting over 300 publications, mostly international, numerous
conferences organized by the BBDP and dissertation awards indicate the
success of the project. Alumni of the BBDP have assumed positions of
providing guidance to academia and the IT industry. Among others they
were hired by: Arthur D. Little Consulting, Humboldt-Universitaet of
Berlin, IBM Almaden Research Center, Indian Institute of Information
Technology (IIT), University of Toronto etc.
Faculty
Prof. Johann-Christoph Freytag, Ph.D.
Databases and Information Systems
Department of Computer Science
Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D.
Institute of Information Systems
Faculty of Economics and Management
Humboldt Universitaet zu Berlin
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Lenz
Department of Production, Information Systems and Operations
Research,
Faculty of Economics and Management
Freie Universitaet Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jochen Schiller,
Computer Systems and Electronic Data Transmission
Institute of Computer Science
Freie Universitaet Berlin
Prof. Dr. Heinz Schweppe
Databases and Information Systems
Institute of Computer Science
Freie Universitaet Berlin
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Thalheim
Databases and Information Systems
Universitaet Kiel
Prof. Dr. Herbert Weber
Computer Assistance Information Systems
Technische Universitaet Berlin
Contact
Prof. Oliver Günther, Ph.D. (Sprecher)
Telefon: (030) 2093 5742
gkvi-sprecher@wiwi.hu-berlin.de
http://www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/gkvi
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